Jisoo (Blackpink) received the "Raising Star Madame Figaro" award at the Canneseries - international television film festival held from April 23 to 28 in Cannes, France.
It is known that this award aims to honor artists who are creating outstanding imprints and have increasing influence in the entertainment industry.
Jisoo will officially receive the award at the opening ceremony of the film festival on April 23. Previously, many promising young stars who had been awarded this award such as Sydney Sweeney, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Marie Colomb, Ella Purnell, Morfydd Clark and Phoebe Dynevor.
Art Director of Canneseries, Albin Lewi, said that Jisoo's impressive artistic journey, ability to conquer many creative fields and global influence have made her a face honored.
He also emphasized that this year's awards ceremony promises to be one of the notable highlights of the film festival season.
Debuting with Blackpink in 2016, Jisoo quickly became one of the prominent icons of global pop culture. This group has made its mark with many tours around the world sold out and achieved a series of records for online listens.
Besides music activities, Jisoo also has a strong influence on social networks with more than 80 million followers on Instagram, becoming one of the most followed Korean artists on this platform.
In parallel with her music career, Jisoo has also actively developed her acting career in recent years. She first took on the main role on the small screen in the Korean drama "Snowdrop" (2021), attracting great attention from domestic and foreign audiences.
By 2025, Jisoo will continue to affirm her ability to participate in the movie "Omniscient reader: the prophecy" and the TV series "Newtopia". Most recently, she played Seo Mi Rae in the Netflix series "Boyfriend on Demand", released on March 6.
Despite being criticized for her stiff acting, Jisoo still received many awards and nominations at international award ceremonies, including Best New Actress at the 2nd DDU Awards, Best Leading Actress in a Drama at the Acervo Awards in Brazil, along with the Hallyu Drama Award and the Asian Star Award (international category) at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
